Legal Studies 163 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice

04:00-5:30 PM | 155 Dwinelle
Instructor Franklin Zimring

Legal Studies 163 - Fall 2007 - This course examines the premises, doctrine, and operational behavior of juvenile courts, particularly in relation to the commission of seriously anti-social acts by mid-adolescents. Topics include the history of theories of delinquency; the jurisprudence of delinquency; the incidence and severity of delinquency; police response to juvenile offenders; the processes of juvenile courts and youth corrections; and reforms or alternatives to the juvenile court system.

Lecture Archive

Mon 8/27

Legal Studies 163 - Lecture/Podcast Not Available

Wed 8/29

Changing Conceptions of Child Welfare (podcast not available)

Mon 9/3

Labor Day

Wed 9/5

Edelman, American Government and the Politics of Youth

Mon 9/10

Patterns of Youth Crime - Film - No podcast

Wed 9/12

Institutions for Kids -- Labels and Trends (podcast not available)

Mon 9/17

A. Laub, A Century of Delinquency Research and Delinquency Theory (podcast not available)

Wed 9/19

Farrington and Loeber, Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders

Mon 9/24

Rosenheim, AThe Modern Juvenile Court

Wed 9/26

The Evolution of Juvenile Courts

Mon 10/1

Status Offenders

Wed 10/3

Film - No Podcast

Mon 10/8

Toward a Legal Theory of Adolescence (Film - No Podcast)

Wed 10/10

The Implications of Semi-Autonomy on Punishment

Mon 10/15

Adolescents, Guns and Punishment Policy

Wed 10/17

Transfer to Criminal Court

Mon 10/22

Doek, A Modern Juvenile Justice in Europe

Wed 10/24

Morita, Juvenile Justice in Japan: A Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective

Mon 10/29

Midterm

Wed 10/31

Is Teen Pregnancy a Status Offense?

Mon 11/5

Lecture Not Available Due to Technical Problem

Wed 11/7

Lecture Not Available Due to Technical Problem

Mon 11/12

Veterans Day

Wed 11/14

A 16-Year-Old Voting Age? - Podcast Not Available Due to Technical Problem

Mon 11/19

Juveniles Who Commit Murder - Podcast Not Available Due to Technical Problem